diff --git a/addons/mrp/mrp.py b/addons/mrp/mrp.py
index 3ca55e3efb0..fabeeca0fe3 100644
--- a/addons/mrp/mrp.py
+++ b/addons/mrp/mrp.py
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ class mrp_bom(osv.osv):
 class mrp_bom_line(osv.osv):
     _name = 'mrp.bom.line'
     _order = "sequence"
+    _rec_name = "product_id"
 
     def _get_child_bom_lines(self, cr, uid, ids, field_name, arg, context=None):
         """If the BOM line refers to a BOM, return the ids of the child BOM lines"""